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Priest apologizes for unholy language on Facebook
LONDON (AP) -- A British priest has apologized for some unholy language on his Facebook page, his bishop says....
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City of Pied Piper fame again faces rat problem
BERLIN (AP) -- The German city of Hamelin may be in need of another Pied Piper - it seems the rats are back....
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Ill. man who renamed himself Led Zeppelin II dies
BETHALTO, Ill. (AP) -- He was known as George Blackburn for most of his life, but after his divorce last fall he wanted to start life over. So Blackburn changed his name to Led Zeppelin II....
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Wall Street futures mixed ahead of holiday
U.S. stock futures are mixed ahead of the long holiday weekend on concerns over the lack of a concrete plan to keep Greece in the European currency union.
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On Missing Children's Day, arrest in case that prompted cause
The timing couldn't have been more symbolic: On the eve of National Missing Children's Day, police said they'd at last cracked the case that started it — the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz.
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Upstate NY biker loses license for 170 mph ride
RAVENA, N.Y. (AP) -- A 25-year-old upstate New York man has admitted driving his motorcycle at 170 mph as he tried to get away from police who caught him speeding on the Thruway....
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California's Coronado named nation's best beach
CORONADO, Calif. (AP) -- Like a Hollywood star, Coronado's 1.5 mile-long beach literally sparkles, thanks to the mineral mica glinting in its sand....
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AP study finds typical CEO made $9.6 million last year
Profits at big U.S. companies broke records last year, and so did pay for CEOs. The head of a typical public company made $9.6 million in 2011, according to an analysis by The Associated Press using data from Equilar, an executive pay research firm.
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World markets up tepidly as traders brush off woes
Asian stocks struggled for firm footing today as investor nerves were tested by fizzling economic growth in China, but European markets headed higher as traders kept fingers crossed that Greece would avoid financial chaos.
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Cheaters, pony up; LA subway's honor system ending
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Some subway riders say nobody pays in LA. But free rides are coming to an end....
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Texas farmers use business wile to weather drought
ELKHART, Texas (AP) -- Linda Galayda hauled water and flagged down truck drivers to ask about their hay. She sold calves and young cows and made her son leave their East Texas family ranch for a job in San Antonio....
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Police: Man fatally shot in Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) -- A man heading out for a holiday weekend with his parents and his two children was killed by an errant bullet from a stranger's dispute as he drove down a Seattle street Thursday, police said....
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AP: Churches to raise money to fight gay marriage
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Scores of Maine churches will pass the collection plate a second time at Sunday services on Father's Day to kick off a fundraising campaign for the lead opposition group to a November referendum to legalize same-sex marriages....
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Fire damage raises questions about sub's future
KITTERY, Maine (AP) -- The severity of a fire that swept through a nuclear-powered submarine in dry dock at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is triggering questions about whether the 22-year-old USS Miami can be salvaged....
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Man arrested in disappearance of NYC boy Etan Patz
NEW YORK (AP) -- Authorities in New York City say they've cracked a 33-year-old case that helped focus national attention on missing children - the disappearance of Etan Patz (EH'-tahn payts)....
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After NYC beer museum tour, hop on over to its bar
NEW YORK (AP) -- A museum exhibit aims to show that where there's beer, there's history....
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Memorial Day: Remembering fallen of decade at war
Most people run marathons to challenge themselves. Maj. George Kraehe runs them to challenge others....
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Today in History: May 25
May 25, 1787 The Constitutional Convention began at the Pennsylvania State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia. (The convention ended four months later with the delegates adopting the U.S. Constitution.)
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National briefs for May 25
AWOL Muslim soldier guilty in bomb plot
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Judge dismisses charges against immigration agent
SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A federal judge has dismissed criminal charges against an immigration agent who ran a stop sign three years ago while on duty in San Diego County, killing three women....
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Cops: Teen covers shot friend with blanket, leaves
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- An Arkansas man assumed the boy wrapped in a blanket on the futon in his home was his sleeping cousin. But hours later he realized it was a 14-year-old boy he'd never seen before who, police determined Thursday, had been shot while playing with a gun with a friend....
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Grand Canyon fall kills Marine who was going home
DERBY, Kan. (AP) -- A young Marine returning to civilian life in Kansas died this week after falling from the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, where he had stopped to do some sightseeing on his way home from Camp Pendleton, Calif., his father said....
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Lawsuit decries destruction of 'People's Library'
NEW YORK (AP) -- A federal lawsuit claims the city of New York violated the Constitution by raiding an Occupy Wall Street site last year, destroying the so-called "People's Library" and taking its 3,600 books....
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Fla gov jokes about Spanish king's elephant hunt
MIAMI (AP) -- Florida Gov. Rick Scott decided not to ignore the elephant in the room....
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Amazon.com drops affiliation with political group
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. is dropping its affiliation with a conservative political group, in part because of some of the positions the American Legislative Exchange Council has taken, a spokeswoman said Thursday....
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